3D Programming for Windows®.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petzold, Charles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Windows presentation foundation.

Application program interfaces (Computer software).

Microsoft .NET Framework.

Three-dimensional display systems.

Local Subjects:

Application program interfaces (Computer software).

Microsoft .NET Framework.

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Three-dimensional display systems.

Windows presentation foundation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : Microsoft Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Get a focused introduction to programming 3D graphics with the Windows Presentation Foundation 3D API. Complementing his book Applications = Code + Markup, award-winning author Charles Petzold builds on XAML essentials, teaching you how to display and animate 3D graphics under the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Vista. You'll get expert guidance and code samples in XAML and Microsoft Visual C#- helping you master the skills you need to create high-fidelity user interfaces. Discover how to: Define complex 3D objects with triangle meshesEnhance the illu

Contents:

Table of Contents; Introduction; The Role of WPF 3D; Your Background; System Requirements; Code Samples; Petzold.Media3D and Other Tools; Support for This Book; Questions and Comments; Author's Web Site; Special Thanks; Chapter 1. Lights! Camera! Mesh Geometries!; Three-Dimensional Coordinates; Points in Space; Introduction to Vectors; Defining the 3D Figure; Lights and Camera; The Viewport3D and Its Constituents; Variations in Code and Markup; Fields of View; Defining Flat Rectangles; Defining "Solid" Figures; Balancing Light Sources; The Orthographic Projection; Why Not Share the Vertices?

TransparencySorting Out the Classes; Chapter 2. Transforms and Animation; Animation Without Transforms; Manipulating Collections; The Transform3D Class; The Translation Transform; Shareable Models; The Scale Transform; Combining Translation and Scaling; How to Build a Chair; Chapter 3. Axis/Angle Rotation; The Rotation Transform; Combining Rotation and Other Transforms; Introduction to Hit-Testing; Animating the Axis; Chapter 4. Light and Shading; Lessons in Illumination; Vector Mathematics; DiffuseMaterial and Its Properties; SpotLight and PointLight; Chapter 5. Texture and Materials

Gradient BrushesTile Brushes; Specular and Emissive Materials; Chapter 6. Algorithmic Mesh Geometries; Triangulation Basics; Triangulation Resources; Deriving from ModelVisual3D; The Petzold.Media3D Library; Chapter 7. Matrix Transforms; Linear Transforms; Affine Transforms and Beyond; Camera Transforms; Chapter 8. Quaternions; The Convenience of Complex Numbers; Hamilton and Quaternions; Why Are Quaternions So Weird?; The Quaternion Structure; Quaternions and Rotation; Low-Level Quaternion Rotation; Quaternions and Rotation Matrices; SLERP and Animation; Chapter 9. Applications and Curiosa

Control Templates3D Visualization of Data; Mimicking Real World Objects; Interactive Mouse Tracking; Printing in 3D; Anaglyphs; Index; Symbols and Numbers; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780735645820

0735645825

9780735646698

0735646694

OCLC:

779826406